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‘Coexisting’ with the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo
Somewhere in Havana, someone files away checks for $4,085 each, which arrive every year from Washington, the amount that the U.S. pays Cuba for the lease of the almost 120 kilometers…
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Israel’s quandary in the face of U.S.-Cuba harmony
Israel, a nation that has repeatedly sided with the United States against Cuba whenever the United Nations asks for a lifting of the trade embargo imposed by Washington, will likely…
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Cuban troops will join parade in Beijing marking end of WW2
A Cuban military unit numbering 75 men will take part in a massive parade on Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sept. 3, marking the 70th anniversary of China's victory over Japan.
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Obama stands up
Meet the real Barack Obama. Race is hardly the only issue on which Obama has challenged the right, and probably not the most important one either.
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U.S. and Europe face common political problems
As the ever-lengthening U.S. election season begins to heat up, it is interesting to compare the U.S. and Europe regarding the evolution of their politics since the world financial…
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Long and contentious history stands in the way of normalization
Until the divergent perspectives between the U.S. and Cuba are placed in their proper historical context, negotiations for the future of normalization will remain elusive, complicated…
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The wood of the future?
For the partners in La Esperanza, Cuba's only urban cooperative producing plastic elements, the idea of creating a material that looks like wood, a material seemingly out of a Jules…
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Sanders, socialist hopeful, gains in race against Clinton
David Brooks writes in Mexico's La Jornada of Bernie Sanders' political revolution to rescue his country. And he concludes that maybe thanks to Sen. Sanders, the word "socialist" will…
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Artificial insemination: No rod, no way
If the insemination rod technique were used more often and more effectively, the cattle would be more productive -- though it would still be insufficient for 11 million Cubans.
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State Dept. to Cuba travelers: Curb your enthusiasm
State Department spokesman John Kirby tried to dampen the initial enthusiasm over commercial air travel between the U.S. and Cuba by cautioning that "normalizing relations is going to…
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